Flying-machine.



Nl. SYDNEY.

` FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJ. 1916.

1,250,530. rammed Da. 18,1917.

I I I I I I I I IVI. SYDNEY.

FLYING MACHINE. APPLlcATloN man Aue. 7. |916.

Patented 1560.181917.

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M. SYDNEY.

FLYING MACHINE.

-APPLlcATmN min AUG. 1. 191e.

Patented Deo. 18, 191?.

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FLYING MACHINE.

APPLlcMloN FILED AUGJ. 191e.

11,250,580. Patented 1160.184917.

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MIN'ATOJO SYDNEY, OF CABLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

To all 'whom it, may concern.'

Be it knownthat I, MINAToJo SYDNEY, a subject of thel Emperor of Japan, and a resident of Charlestown, county of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Flying-Machines, of which` the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a speclcation, like characters 011 the drawings representing like parts.

. This invention relates to aeroplanes dev and load-carrying platform;

signed for carrying persons, freightetc.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine;

Fig. 2 -is a plan view showing the upper of the two planes;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the lower plane; l J

Fig. 4 is a, plan view showing the engme Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a machine;

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation; and

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the steering apparatus located in the pilot house at the forward end of the platform,

The machine is made up generally of upper and lower planes 1 and 2 connected by suitable bars and supports-3 and supporting the platform 4 by means of the hangers 5 and braces 39.

Depending from` the platform 4 are the .posts and braces 6 which carry the front and rear wheels 7 and 8 mounted in any A usual manner upon axles properly secured to `belts connecting the the said posts and braces.- Attached to the under side of theV forward end df the platform 4 is the usual curved resilient alightin shoe or buffer 9.'

ounted upon the-forward end of the platform 4 is the pilot house 10 wherein the machine operator may sitand within which are located the various machine controls includ;

ing the steeriny gear shown in detail in Fig. 7 Immediate y back of said pilot house is the first of the' three motor engines 11, 12

and I3, the. engine 11 driving the large front propeller 14 which is mounted centrally of the lmachine insuitable journals attached to the hangers 5 and to the under. side of the upper planesl., The train of shafts and ropeller v14 with its engine 11 may be ma e'up of the propeller rotating shaft 15, the belt or chain 16, the intermediate shaft 17, and the belt or chain 18, operating in the usual manner.

:FLYING-MACHINE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led August 7, 1916. Serial No. 113,478.

Patented y STATESPATENT OFFICE.

needs. '1917.

Also mounted upon thel -platform'4, near.

'the rear end thereof, is the engine'13 which throughthe connections 19, 20, 21and 22 drives the two side propellers. Thesev 'side propellers are mounted inopeningsprovidedf.

therefor in the frames of the lower planes 2 and are indicated by the numeral 23..

Directly ahead of the engine-13 is the engine 12 which through the-train of connections made up of the belt 0r chain 2li-,shaft 25, belts or chains 26 and 27, drivesithe upthe shafts 28 and 29 respectively and, projecting through openings 31l in the upper4 planes, rotate above 'said planes. Both .the upper planes 1 and the lower lanes 2 .are preferably gutterfshaped, meet-` ing at' the longitudinal center of the machine at a slight angle at the front and. at a sharper angle at the rear. The rearward ends of the I Y planes 1 and 2 are also bent upwardly formpor- hinges 42 and 43 the vertical rudder 33 and the horizontal rudders 34, the latterbeing cut away at their inside edges to permit the lateral swing of the vertical rudder 33.v Byy any usual train of connections these rudders may be operated from the pilot house 10.

lanes per propellers 32 which are mounted upon Preferably the vertical rudder is operated i through its actuating tiller 44, the wires or ropes 35 andhand wheel 36 (see F ig.7 and the horizontal rudders are operated through pellers 32 are mounted are preferably in` clined somewhat toward the front ofthe machine, thus giving these propellers-not only an upward pullrifng Iforce, but also a forward pulling force.

.90 their tillers 45', wires or ropes 37, and hand l The forward edges of all parts ofthe .ma-

chine including the edges of the planes,- the edges of the hangersLA 5, braces 3, 6 and 39,

should Abe pointed or sharpened tojofer the `r v i least possible resistance to the air. I have also shown the pilot house 10 constructedA with an air-dividing prow at the front for the same purpose. 'f v On the mid rib 30 of the upper, planes 1l may be erected posts 40 -from which run bracing or stiiiening wires 41 yto various' pomts of the upper planes. Of course otherv l wires throughout the machine may be used for thisfpurpose, if found necessary or de.

sirable;r

An aeroplane constructed in accordance herewith possesses various advantages, some of which, are as follows:

Thev V or gutter-shaped planes prevent lateral sliding of the machine in the air and also act as a preventive of the tendency to rock or turn over sidewise. The upward 'cant and -increased and sharpened angle of the intersecting planes create a channel for the air, the force of which is thereby concentrated against the surfaces of the rudders,

resulting in increased promptness inthe machines answering to the helm.

The arrangement of theA three separate lmotor engines, one driving the central forf vward propeller, another the two vupper propellers; and the other the two lateral propellers, results' in the minimizing of the dangers attendant upon accidental or necessary lstoppage of one or more engines. If the forward engine stops, the machine is not thrown out of balance since the propeller controlled by it is centrally positioned. If the middle engine stops, the machinestill retains its balance for the same reason; and

so also when the third engine stops since it controls both lateral propellers. Thus a machine so constructed if used in military operations could sustain damage to any one or any combination of its motor engines without the likelihood of upsetting because of resultant unbalanced propelling or lifting The forward inclination of the upper propellers 32 vwill result in givingthe machine some forward drivingpower` even if both the engine driving the mainforward propeller I and the engine driving the lateral propellers fshouldbe put out of commissiom'thus enhancingl the chances of the aviator' beingable to bring his machine to ground at a desired point `withiout being forced merely to volplane from whateveraerial position he may occupy when thevdamage is sustained. These upper propellers may also be depended upon partially to counter balance possible perforation of the planes since a part of their force is an upwardly lifting force. The platform 4 affords ample space f forpcarrying freight, provisions, vammunition or passengers while the pilot house 10 incloses and protects the pilot.

These and other advantages will b'e ob vious to those skilled in the art in constructing an aeroplane in accordance with this disclosure. Y l y It is obvious that many changes might be made or modifications resorted to in constructing ysuch an aeroplane, without departing from the scope and spirit of my \invention, and I do not wish to be understood as` confining `myself to the specific structure or structures illustrated and scribed herein. v I claim:

l. A flying machine comprising in combination two il-shaped planes, the rearward portions of which incline upwardlyl relatively to Ithe forward portions and areformed in a sharper V than saidlforward portions to create an intensified air current against the steering apparatus; steering a paratus for` guiding the machine to the rigiit and left and up and down, hinged to the rearward ends of said planes; a main driving propeller centrally located at the front of the machine; two lateral driving propel- 1ers respectively .located to the right and left of the center line of the machine and hung in openings made in the lower planes; twoy top'propellers projecting above the upper planes and somewhat forwardly inclined;

and separate engines for .driving the mainv propeller, the lateral propellers, and the top.

propellers independently.

2. A flying machine comprising in combi nation an upper plane orplanes, a lower plane or planes,fthe upper and lower planes being respectively arranged to form generally il-shaped channels or'troughs; the rearward portions of which are deeper and nar-y rower than theforward'portions in order to create an intensified air current upon or,

about the machine guiding-rudders, said rearward portions being also upwardly inclined relative to the forward portions ofsaid Planes; guiding rudders attached to the rearward portions of said planes; lifting and driving top ypropelling means arranged torotate upon forwardly inclined axes projecting above the upper planes and over openings made in said planes to permit the unobstructed downward passage of the current of air caused by said propellers; lateral driving propellers hung in' openings in the lower planes on each side of the center i 'line of the machine; a main driving propeller centrally mounted at the forward end tached to said rearward portions of the planes; a" main forwardly acting y,driving means; auxiliary forwardly-acting driving means; and means for simultaneously lift- 'ing and driving the machine forward, all sald. driving and lifting means being arranged for independent operation or for operation in any desired combination.

4. A fiying machine comprising in combination generally V-shaped planes, the rearward portions of said planes inclining upward relatively to the forward portions thereof and being also more sharply V-ed than the forward portions to create strong air currents upon or about the machineguiding means, machine-guidingmeans attached to said rearward portions of the planes, and machine-driving means.

5. A flying machine comprising in conibination generally V-shaped planes, the rearward portions of said planes inclining upward relatively to the forward portions thereof; machine guiding means attached to said rearward portions of the planes; a main forwardly-acting driving means; auxiliary forwardly-acting driving means; and means for simultaneously lifting and driving the machine forward, all said driving and lifting means being arranged for independent operation or for operation in any desired combination.

6. A flying machine comprising in combination generally V-shaped planes, the rearward portions of said planes inclining upward relatively to the forward portions thereof, machine-guiding means attached to said rearward portions of the planes, and machine-driving means.

7. A flying machine comprising in combination a plurality of planes, the rearwaid portions lof said planes incliiiing upward relatively to the forward portions thereof; machine-guiding means attached to said rearward portions oi' the planes; a main forwardly-acting driving means, auxiliary forwardly-acting driving means; and means for simultaneously lifting and driving the machine forward, all said driving and lifting means being arranged for independent operation or foil operation in any desired combination.

8. A flying machine comprising in combination a plurality of planes; machineguiding means attached to the rearward portions thereof; a main'forwardly-acting driving means; auxiliary forwardly-acting driving means; and means for simultaneously lifting and' driving. the machine forward, all said driving and lifting means 4being arranged for independent operation or for operation in any desired combination.

9. A iying machine comprising 1n comsaidprearwaid portion bination a generally V-shaped plane, the rearward portion of said plane iiiclining upward relatively to the forward .portion thereof and being also more sharply V-ed than the forward portion to create strong air currents upon or about the machine guiding means; machine'guiding means attached to said rearward portion of the plane; a main forwardly-actingdriving means; auxiliary forwardly-acting driving means; and means for simultaneously lifting and driving the machine forward, all said drivingv and lifting means being arranged for independent operation oi' for operation in any desired combination.

10. A iying machine comprising in combination a generally V-shaped plane, the rearward portion. of said plane inclining upward relatively to the forward portion thereof; machine-guiding means attached to of the plane; a main forwardly-acting driving means; auxiliary forwardly-acting driving means; and means for simultaneously lift-ing and driving the machine forward, all said driving and lifting means being arranged for independent operation or for operation in any desired combination. Y

11. A flying machine comprising in combination a generally V-shaped plane, the rearward po'rtion of said planeI incliiiing upward relatively to the forward portion thereof; machine-guiding.means attached to said rearward portion of the plane; and machine driving means.

12. A flying machine comprising in combination the upper plane l, the lower planes 2, said planes 1 and 2 being generally in the shape of a V increasing sharpness of inclination toward the rearward end of said means 33 and 34: hinged to the rearward ends of said planes 1 and 2, a main driving .propeller 11, auxiliary lateral driving propellers 23 equidistantly positioned from the `center line of thev machine, and further auX.-

iliary lifting and driving propellers 32 somewhat forwardly'inclined to give forward as well as upward power, and separate engine means 11, 12 and 13 mounted to drive the propelleis 14, 23, and 32 either simultaneously or in any desired combination.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to `this specification.

MINATOJO SYDNEY.

in depui and' planes, machine-guiding l 

